Joselyne Edwards shocked Norma Dumont, defeating the third-ranked bantamweight contender within the UFC Vegas 116 co-main occasion.
Edwards got here out placing stress on Dumont early, but it surely was Dumont’s grappling that stifled a lot of her opponent’s offense. Nonetheless, the opening spherical was about as tightly contested as they arrive, sending us to the second, the place each women would look to ramp up the aggression a bit.
Dumont appeared to fare higher within the second as Edwards’ offense was relegated to 1 strike at a time, whereas Dumont threw counters and combos.
Maybe believing she was up 2-0 going into the third, Dumont was content material to remain on her again foot, permitting Edwards to regulate the tempo and transfer ahead. Edwards’ offense was restricted, however the optics had been undoubtedly in favor of Edwards.
Because it seems, that strategic determination from Dumont would show to be disastrous on the scorecards.
Official End result: Joselyne Edwards def. Norma Dumont by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
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